Paconius Agrippinus
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Paconius Agrippinus was a Stoic philosopher
of the 1st century. His father was put to death by the Roman emperor Tiberius
on a charge of treason. Agrippinus himself was accused at the same time as Thrasea
, around 67 AD, and was banished from Italy. As a philosopher he was spoken of with praise by Epictetus
.
Stoicism
Stoicism is a school of Hellenistic philosophy founded in Athens by Zeno of Citium in the early . The Stoics taught that destructive emotions resulted from errors in judgment, and that a sage, or person of "moral and intellectual perfection," would not suffer such emotions.Stoics were concerned...
of the 1st century. His father was put to death by the Roman emperor Tiberius
Tiberius
Tiberius , was Roman Emperor from 14 AD to 37 AD. Tiberius was by birth a Claudian, son of Tiberius Claudius Nero and Livia Drusilla. His mother divorced Nero and married Augustus in 39 BC, making him a step-son of Octavian...
on a charge of treason. Agrippinus himself was accused at the same time as Thrasea
Publius Clodius Thrasea Paetus
Publius Clodius Thrasea Paetus, Roman senator, lived in the first century CE. Notable for his principled opposition to the emperor Nero and his interest in stoicism, he was the husband of Arria the daughter of A...
, around 67 AD, and was banished from Italy. As a philosopher he was spoken of with praise by Epictetus
Epictetus
Epictetus was a Greek sage and Stoic philosopher. He was born a slave at Hierapolis, Phrygia , and lived in Rome until banishment when he went to Nicopolis in northwestern Greece where he lived the rest of his life. His teachings were noted down and published by his pupil Arrian in his Discourses...
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